Here’s A List Of Banned Books To Read Immediately

We need a list of banned books after a book burning in Tennessee hosted by a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist. The absurd banning of Maus by Art Spiegelman has sparked a new conversation about banning books. 

In short, banning books is really stupid. It’s detrimental to society writ large, it makes the burners look like intolerant bigots, and it makes the book they’re banning even cooler. It’s human nature to desire the forbidden. So, burning books is a little counterintuitive, no?

Whenever someone bans a book, you should do your best to get your hands on it. Here is a list of banned books you should read immediately. 

Maus – Art Spiegelman

1984 – George Orwell

The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas

Stamped From The Beginning – Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds

To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Melissa – Alex Gino

Beloved – Toni Morrison 

The Catcher In The Rye – J.D. Salinger

Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

Persepolis – Marjane Satrapi

There are many, many more book to add to this list of banned books that we are unable to include on this list. 

Philly has no shortage of local bookstores you can find many of these titles. Here is a list of them:

Joseph Fox Bookstop – 1724 Sansom St

Shakespeare & Co. – 1632 Walnut St

Bauman Rare Books – 1608 Walnut St, Suite 1000

Book Corner – 311 N 20th St 

Bookhaven – 2202 Fairmount Ave

Black and Nobel – 422 South St

Head House Books – 619 S 2nd St

A Novel Idea – 1726 E Passyunk

Molly’s Books and Records – 1010 S 9th St

Harriet’s Bookshop – 258 E Girard Ave

Book banning is incredibly dumb. Do our world a favor and read the hell out of these books.